The Sounds (sweden) Dying to Say This to You - Vinyl

Swedish alternative pop band the Sounds blend punk energy and 1980s-vintage keyboard sounds on their attractively packaged debut album. "Song with a Mission" is an energized dose of 21st-century rock & roll cheerleading, while "Queen of Apology" adds a little Scandinavian edge to its Avril Lavigne-inspired production, and on "Night After Night" the band shows it can put across an aching ballad with the best of them.

• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Rock and Pop